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1800

In 1800 Charles Stanhope, the third Earl Stanhope, builds the first press which has an iron frame instead of a wooden one.

1837

In 1837 Godefroy Engelmann is awarded a patent on chromolithography, a method for printing in color using lithography.

1890

It is a hit at the Foire de Paris, saving the Swiss company that was founded in 1890 from bankruptcy.

1903

In 1903 American printer Ira Washington Rubel is instrumental in producing the first lithographic offset press for paper.

1910

Hallmark, founded in 1910, creates its first Christmas card.

1919

Shinohara Machinery Company, the Japanese machine tool manufacturer which had been established in 1919, begins manufacturing flatbed letterpress machines.

1923

Press manufacturer Koenig & Bauer launch the four-color Iris printing press in 1923.

1931

The first commercially successful series of paperback books is published by Penguin Books in the UK. Earlier in 1931 German publisher Albatross Books had already tried to market a series of lower-priced books with a paper cover and glue binding.

1951

The picture below shows it being demonstrated to German finance minister Ludwig Erhard at the first drupa trade show in 1951.

1967

In 1967 the ISBN or International Standard Book Number started.

1973

Printing Presses, University of California Press, 1973 | ebook

1986

At drupa 1986 MAN Roland Druckmaschinen AG introduces its LITHOMAN commercial web offset printing press.

1992

In 1992 Australia is the first country to use polymer banknotes for general circulation.

1998

Graphic Arts Technical Foundation GATF Press, 1998

2009

Part of Canon’s growth is through its acquisition of Océ in 2009.

2012

A History of the Development of Manual Intaglio Printmaking Processes. ‘t Goy-Houten-London, 2012

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